New Plants

[lindabee53]

I was unexpectedly gifted a bunch of plants.  I don't know what most of them are, and the person who gave them to me doesn't know what any of them are.  I know I have an Anubias - a big one - and one of those banana plants.  I'm pretty sure one is a sword plant, and there's a bunch of moss.  Everything else is a big question mark.

I don't know whether to be thrilled about this or not, as I have a Co-op order on its way.  Well, I said I wanted heavily planted, looks like I'm going to get just that.  I need to remember to leave space for my sponge filter.

What do I do with big handful of moss?

[eatyourpeas]

You could take an old glass vase and put the moss with some Neocaridina shrimp. Room light, and water changes. I think  either @Patrick_G or @Streetwise had something similar at one point. Snails could also work.

Edited October 18, 2021 by eatyourpeas

[Patrick_G]

Yes, I have a few glass containers from Goodwill that make great containers for plants and maybe some snails or Neos. 

[Streetwise]

I love growing out plants, or keeping wet house plants! You can enjoy them with minimal stress.

[lindabee53]

You all have such great ideas - thank you!

I think I'll put a bit of moss into my tank, but if I were to put it all in, there wouldn't be room for plants.  I do have a largish terrarium-type vase that currently holds tiny balls of leftover yarn.  That might work for keeping plants or for shrimp.  I do have to admit that the pail does nothing for anything I was given.